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Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (PIT)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (PIT)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Jimmy Horn Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PIT)
Jimmy Horn Jr.
WR Colorado
Garrett Dellinger Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (PIT)
Garrett Dellinger
OG LSU
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (PIT)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
PJ Williams Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (PIT)
PJ Williams
OT SMU
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Steelers did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Steelers spent the 161st overall pick on Jimmy Horn Jr., a name the board had a full 147 spots lower. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

That is a running back worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.

Interior defensive lineman is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In Round 1, Pick 21 they get a load in the middle. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick52 Rnd2 Azareye'h Thomas
They paid up for Azareye'h Thomas at the Round 2 slot when waiting would have done the job. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick83 Rnd3 Darius Alexander
Value said wait; Darius Alexander in pick No. 83 says they were not listening. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick121 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
A slide stopped in the 121st overall pick, with Cam Skattebo worth more than the price. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick161 Rnd5 Jimmy Horn Jr.
A real head-scratcher, Jimmy Horn Jr. in No. 161 is miles ahead of his ranking. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick223 Rnd7 Garrett Dellinger
Garrett Dellinger at slot 223 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick229 Rnd7 Ollie Gordon II
Ollie Gordon II at Round 7, Pick 13 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick245 Rnd7 PJ Williams
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for PJ Williams. Stacking talent where they were already deep.